Colonnade MTB Park! Seattle's place to ride under the freeway

Hey everybody! This is I-5 Colonnade MTB Park located in Seattle Washington right under the freeway. The first ever of its kind when it opened up back in 2007. Since then it has seen better days but there has been a big push to bring it back to life as it has so much potential as a great urban area for cyclists to ride and improve their skills.
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[@yuri_on_youtube]

Nice watch - A small group of people including me are rebuilding the place so the jump lines right now are being transformed at the moment.

[@LainVanOgle]

Awesome! The jumps there are a great time

[@tjhom2704]

Y’all still working on it/need hands?

[@eucLogic]

If you're still interested, I'll help. I still ride it weekly. I want to rebuild it.

[@ericfarish9131]

Those jump lines look fun!

[@LainVanOgle]

For being a little place under the freeway it’s a blast haha

[@colinwestbrook6811]

Appreciate what you’re doing here Lain

[@LainVanOgle]

Thank you for watching!

[@mtbkid9372]

Sick

[@LainVanOgle]

Thanks!

[@bikeislife8405]

What an epic park, tucked away in the shade!

[@LainVanOgle]

Yeah! There needs to be more places like this

[@Willxsanders]

I csnt tell you enough how much I love your videos bro keep up the GREAT WORK

[@LainVanOgle]

Thanks!!

[@badcompany1313]

That is awesome! I’m moving to the area at the end of the year and can’t wait, looks like there is soo much awesome riding up there

[@LainVanOgle]

The northwest has some amazing riding! Have you done the move yet??

[@shyansaadat9614]

🔥 place looks lit

[@LainVanOgle]

It is 🔥 great time 👍🏼

[@noahwillson529]

yo sick vid bro! Cool to see another rider from Seattle

[@LainVanOgle]

Right on thanks for watching! Always love running into another PNW shredder

[@trailreviews3628]

Awesome! Did you happen to hit those drops at the back or are the landings still destroyed? I want to check this place out again after the new work!

[@LainVanOgle]

Last time I was there it was all good!

[@philipfilovets5061]

Love this place! I was at Duthie on September 7th and was riding with this boy, I don’t remember his name but he said he was riding with you that day, I think I saw you but didn’t realize it was you lol

[@LainVanOgle]

No way?! Haha Hope to see you out there sometime soon!

[@Drewzilla666]

Looked a lot cleaner from when I was there. Must have seen more than 100 needles on the ground across all those trails. Wanted to go back there, but that experience ruined it for me.

[@LainVanOgle]

Yes much better now!

[@LainVanOgle]

What do you guys think of this place?!

[@loamymtb]

That's an awesome spot man, I'll have to drive over and check it out sometime. What width are you running your handlebars at?

[@keegancabrera9858]

It looks dope yeah a friend of mine might think about coming here cuz we live in issaquah so it is not a terrible drive to get their. Especially the good content you are putting up of it 👍

[@LainVanOgle]

@@keegancabrera9858 Thanks for watching! Haha you have to check it out you're not to far

[@LainVanOgle]

@@loamymtb Put it on the list! And tbh I'm not even sure haha I didn't change a thing from when I bought this bike used. They are wide but not overly wide if you know what I mean... lol. More comfort and less sketch.

[@dman5703]

We ride the same trails i sware! Haha im going to sand ridge this weekend seem you hit the jump line

[@LainVanOgle]

Sandy was awesome! Yeah two turntables and a microwave, johnny royale, and tnt were the runs I did. Highly recommend if you're comfortable with jumping

[@dman5703]

I'm doing hide and seek to that jump line though I'm not the best jumper but im going full send it

[@LainVanOgle]

@@dman5703 Haha love it!! You can roll around them if need be

[@dman5703]

@@LainVanOgle bro lets link up for a session someday I can keep up but maybe not on the jump lines. Be a cool shoot me and you got the same trails we ride

[@LainVanOgle]

@@dman5703 Im down! Shoot me a DM on instagram @LainVanOgle

[@lucascott6062]

Do you pump a lot or even at all when doing a decent-sized jump?

[@LainVanOgle]

I try to pump as much as possible! It all just goes hand in hand with getting set up correctly for a big jump

[@ethanirwin424]

I wish I could ride here😢

[@LainVanOgle]

Maybe one day!

[@joshjosh4899]

I wish the big line wasn’t such poop now adays. when I rode the big line like 7-8 years ago, it was butter

[@LainVanOgle]

Hard to maintain this place all the time unfortunately

[@ltsTJ]

Glad to see it’s cleaned up. I used to ride there back in high school and I remember it being amazing, but I visited last summer or maybe the one before and it was overrun with homeless people camping on the course and garbage was strewn everywhere. Nothing was maintained or rideable. Glad to see it looking alright again

[@LainVanOgle]

Its coming around! Really impressed with the work they have done here and believe with some decent exposure and funding this place is going to be amazing again!

[@Driver8takeabreak]

The colonnade fell on hard times a few years after opening. One of the big reasons was Duthie Hill opened up a pretty short drive from Seattle, and it has a lot more options for riding there. Personally I think they also made the Colonnade to advanced and high risk for most of the features. if you're a beginner or even intermediate rider there isn't that much for you to ride there. Glad that it's getting spruced up a bit, but it's hard to get the numbers of riders they need there to keep it in good shape and clean when it's mostly catering to expert riders.

[@colbymtb7769]

Hi

[@LainVanOgle]

Hey Colby!

[@mtbkid9372]

What full face is that

[@LainVanOgle]

bell full 9

[@mtbkid9372]

Cool my friend has one and he likes it

[@powdertrax9742]

A lot of volunteers spent hundreds of hours and companies sponsored a lot on money building that and it looks like the homeless have done their damage. I’ve got the same bike

[@Later_Nerd]

I haven't been in years. Was gonna head out to Duthie today but it's supposed to rain so I rerouted to Colonnade and... It doesn't look nearly as nice as the KZbin videos from a year or two might have you think. A good amount of features are broken and roped off. The dirt doesn't seem to really be maintained all that much, a good amount of overgrowth on some lines. I spent like 45 minutes here and I think that's enough. Wouldn't want to come back unless it was raining and I really wanted to ride. The homeless of course have done quite a number on this place. I would just have a really hard time spending half a day here. Really wish I got to ride this place when it was properly maintained because it is an excellent use of the space. You can tell it's now just a shell of it's former glory though sadly.

[@Vorxik]

Nothing says Seattle like ridding over homeless tents and trash. Could be such a unique spot if cleaned

[@LainVanOgle]

It’s getting a massive makeover very soon!

[@syntrax-og]

Can't wait for all the homeless to move in!